Workforce Development & Training

END USER: Brinkman Machine Tools and Manufacturing Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, (585) 475-6573, www.rit.edu/kgcoe/ise/brinkman. CHALLENGE: Teach engineering students to use new machining technology. SOLUTION: Integrated machining system, including tool management and tool presetting.

Shop math remains essential because feeds, speeds, angles, and setups still have to make sense on the floor. This guide explains why stronger math skills improve machining decisions.

Talking Shop August 2009 column

Today's Web-based training programs can get machine operators ready to cut metal r before they ever lay hands on a real tool.

One of the largest cutting tool companies in the world began as a kitchen-table operation in a remote part of Israel.

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Companies work to interest youths in manufacturing through outreach efforts and partnerships with schools to offer courses that lead to college degrees in manufacturing.

A high school student working in a machine shop for a day offers this salute to machinists ... and the grease on their hands.Read the Full Article

This article describes the apprenticeship program and other activities that toolmaker Komet of America is pursuing to bring new people into the metalworking industry as machinists. The company has met with some success working with the Tooling & Manufacturing Association and a local high school.